The Lord's My Shepherd Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts F A C F C D.
The notes and words
Key: F major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FTheALord'sCmyFshep-CherdDI'llFnotCwant,
B♭HeAmakesFmeFdownEtoFlie
FInApas-CturesFgreenCHeDlead-FethCmeB♭TheAqui-FetFwa-EtersFby.
GHeAlead-FethFme,GHeAlead-FethFme,
GTheAqui-CetFwa-FtersFby,
FInApas-CturesFgreenCHeDlead-FethCmeB♭TheAqui-FetFwa-EtersFby.
Key: E♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭TheGLord'sB♭myE♭shep-B♭herdCI'llE♭notB♭want,
A♭HeGmakesE♭meE♭downDtoE♭lie
E♭InGpas-B♭turesE♭greenB♭HeClead-E♭ethB♭meA♭TheGqui-E♭etE♭wa-DtersE♭by.
FHeGlead-E♭ethE♭me,FHeGlead-E♭ethE♭me,
FTheGqui-B♭etE♭wa-E♭tersE♭by,
E♭InGpas-B♭turesE♭greenB♭HeClead-E♭ethB♭meA♭TheGqui-E♭etE♭wa-DtersE♭by.
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
GTheBLord'sDmyGshep-DherdEI'llGnotDwant,
CHeBmakesGmeGdownF♯toGlie
GInBpas-DturesGgreenDHeElead-GethDmeCTheBqui-GetGwa-F♯tersGby.
AHeBlead-GethGme,AHeBlead-GethGme,
ATheBqui-DetGwa-GtersGby,
GInBpas-DturesGgreenDHeElead-GethDmeCTheBqui-GetGwa-F♯tersGby.
Key: E major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
ETheG♯Lord'sBmyEshep-BherdC♯I'llEnotBwant,
AHeG♯makesEmeEdownD♯toElie
EInG♯pas-BturesEgreenBHeC♯lead-EethBmeATheG♯qui-EetEwa-D♯tersEby.
F♯HeG♯lead-EethEme,F♯HeG♯lead-EethEme,
F♯TheG♯qui-BetEwa-EtersEby,
EInG♯pas-BturesEgreenBHeC♯lead-EethBmeATheG♯qui-EetEwa-D♯tersEby.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune MAROSA, James Leith Macbeth Bain, 1915
- Words
- Scottish Psalter (1650), 1915 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1915, words 1915: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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